# N56359: Mooney M20K, registration cancelled 2020-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-0745
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1983
- Last registry action: March 21, 2019
- Mode S code: A73538
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56359
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56359
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56359-2020-06-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mooney M20K: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN19FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA078), Jan 31, 2019: Mooney M20K (N56359), Katy, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20190131007619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190131007619A), Jan 31, 2019: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N56359), Katy, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On January 31, 2019, around 1610 CST. Airplane Mooney M20K with registration number N56359 crashed about 75 yards from residence [privacy data omitted]. The…
- [Incident 20060217009259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060217009259I), Feb 17, 2006: Mooney M20K (N56359), Montevideo, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Night landing, flared high, bounced, drifted off to the side of the runway, contacted snow bank.

## Other aircraft with N56359

- [Cancelled 1980-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56359-1980-02-22): Maule M-5-235C, S/N 7296C. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Maule Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAULE%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Moultrie, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Moultrie)
- [Cancelled 1973-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56359-1973-10-29): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 34-7350321. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aero Export International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EXPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56359-1965-05-25): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 1837. Owner: [Arbue W Fulmer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARBUE%20W%20FULMER), [Fullerton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fullerton)

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